“Recognizing Human Need At All Stages Of Life”

Your gifts to the Bishop’s Appeal help to support the agencies and programs of Catholic Charities like Sunnyside Child Development Center.

Catholic Charities’ services include food pantries and soup kitchens, homeless shelters and supportive housing, domestic violence assistance programs, counseling and mental health assistance, support for adults and children with developmental disabilities, help for seniors and their caregivers, substance abuse prevention, chronic disease management, and many other services. What guides us in our work is to recognize Christ in the poor, the downtrodden, those who are suffering, people in our midst who are in need of hope and assistance. We seek to encounter those in need where they are, and to walk with them.

Through the financial support of generous donors to Catholic Charities and to the Bishop’s Appeal, we are able to serve those who turn to us with compassionate assistance and respect for the dignity of each person in need of our services.

Sunnyside Child Development Center

Sunnyside Child Development Center is located in North Central Troy, New York, one of the highest poverty stricken areas within the City of Troy. Sunnyside Center has served the children and families of Troy since 1925. Sunnyside offers children ages 6 weeks to 12 years the opportunity to enhance their quality of life by providing them with a safe, supportive environment while participating in recreational and educational activities. The center provides many programs to alleviate the socio-economic challenges which the children face daily. Programs and services include: Early Childhood Education, After School, and Summer Programs.

Sunnyside’s Childcare Center serves 32 children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old on a daily basis and operates year round, Monday through Friday, from 7:00am to 5:30pm. Sunnyside Center provides children with a safe and structured environment with an emphasis on educational programming that focuses on physical development, cognitive development, language development, social development, emotional development, and self-help skills.